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Editor’s View: Why Infrastructure Matters

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Why Infrastructure Matters by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Illustration by Bob Gravlee T he $787 billion economic stimulus package signed into law in February does a lot of things. Stimulating the economy isn’t one of them, if its seven-month track record is any indication. But it […]

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Forward Progress

Missouri continues to attract new investments and fuel innovation with key partnerships.

INDUSTRY CONSENSUS ON SUSTAINABILITY LOOKS FRAGILE

Pressed by a sense of urgency among scientists and the wider public, and by governments and investors who must fulfil promises made at COP (Conference of the Parties) summits

Service Provider Showcase, Site Selection magazine, May 2004

acilities services will play a strategic role in achieving corporate financial goals this year, a new study of corporate executives finds. The research study by EMCOR Group Inc. of Norwalk, Conn., reveals a growing demand for facilities services among corporate real estate executives. According to the report, nearly half of all […]

Hello, World. We’re Mississippi.

Exporters like Hyperion Technology are thriving. And driving economic growth.

Clearwater Undergoes a Makeover

Sometimes even a popular place needs a makeover. Clearwater, one of the most visited beach destinations in America, is getting one right now.

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IAMC Insider: The Garage Sale

SEPTEMBER 2009 The Garage Sale (cover) Meet A Member People & Projects Request Information IAMC INSIDER The Garage Sale We had our annual garage sale a few weeks ago. My wife lives for this event and, I must admit, I do enjoy the “business” and the “psychology” of the day. But man, it is a ton […]

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Biotech’s Booming in Texas

As home to more than 3,400 biotechnology R&D firms and manufacturing companies, Texas is one of the leading biotech states in the country. More than 84,100 workers are employed in the biotech sector in Texas, and dozens of global biotechnology companies, such as Novartis, Allergan, Inc., and Endo Pharmaceuticals, have major operations in the state. A concentration of highly trained biotech workers, multiple top-tier medical and research institutions, and a top-ranked business climate all strengthen the state’s status as a biotechnology leader.

LEADERSHIP INTERVIEW: ARUN AGARWAL: Giving Texas a Global Voice

Board Chairman, Texas Economic Development Corporation (TxEDC) — Dallas entrepreneur and textile executive Arun Agarwal leads an organization focused on being the best America has to offer.

From Bud to Full Bloom

Colorado’s $2.3-billion legal marijuana industry is creating new business opportunities in ancillary services.

Where Problems are Solved

Companies, communities and institutions have rallied around the life sciences in the Land of Enchantment.

The Gale and the Lull

If 2013 is unlucky for the wind power industry in the U.S., it’s ready to go elsewhere.

Features

The Letter and the Law

INCENTIVES From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 The Letter and the Law Tax treatment of government grants has win-win potential. by BARBARA S. de MARIGNY editor bounce@conway.com Barbara S. de Marigny is a partner in the Tax Practice Group for Houston-based law firm Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP. For more information, visit www.gardere.com. “C ongratulations. Our […]

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From Colorado Farms to Your Dinner Table

New plant investments in the Centennial State help feed the world.

COLLABORATION

The key to Kentucky’s metals industry success.

IAMC Insider, Site Selection magazine, July 2004

IAMC Insider Cover IAMC Active Member Fact Sheet Insider News Continued Insider News Continued IAMC People & Projects IAMC Board Members IAMC Web Site From Site Selection magazine, May 2004 H+M Leading Way on Bodine Project for Toyota In April 2004, IAMC member company H+M, along with joint venture partner McCarthy Building Co., was […]

Colorado: The Final Frontier?

The data are indisputable as the state positions
itself as a leader in the aerospace industry.

Many Rivers to Cross

A new plan aims to address a stubborn problem in Jamaica.

International Update

North American Reports: United Lands Downtown… Again

NORTH AMERICAN REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 United Lands Downtown … Again by ADAM BRUNSadam.bruns bounce@conway.com S The recently renamed Willis Tower will undergo significant modernization and welcome 2,800 new jobs from United Airlines all at once. ome companies will follow an operational move with a headquarters move — witness NCR’s recent […]

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STATE OF STEEL

The strong business climate in Kansas makes the state a hero in the heartland.

Brexit Implications for Corporate Location Decision-Making: A View from London

Today, it is clear that the leaders of the Exit campaign had no plan, and were indeed surprised to win.

‘A Natural Choice’

Nearly 45 years after first arriving in Costa Rica, Bayer continues to reinvest. Here’s why.

Editor’s View: You’ll Know It When You Hear It

Congratulations again to Texas and Kentucky for their 2015 Governors Cups

Editor’s View: Why Infrastructure Matters

EDITOR’S VIEW From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Why Infrastructure Matters by MARK AREND mark.arend bounce@conway.com Illustration by Bob Gravlee T he $787 billion economic stimulus package signed into law in February does a lot of things. Stimulating the economy isn’t one of them, if its seven-month track record is any indication. But it […]

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Biotech Location Strategies

cientists, scientists and more scientists. Or, simply put, you need lots of smart people in your community to be successful in attracting biotech research and development facilities. Creating a skilled work force is central to the mission of the Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Companies engaged […]

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Two Leaders

Government, business, academic and NGO officials from the 34 nations of the Western Hemisphere and beyond came to Atlanta in November for the fourth Americas Competitiveness Forum.

Brexit: Mass Exodus or Switzerland on Steroids?

The only thing certain so far is uncertainty.

The Roots of Innovation

The 2012 Jones Lang LaSalle Life Sciences Cluster Report released earlier this month identified and ranked a total of 21 U.S. cities according to weighted scores for total employment in high-tech research and hospital/medical fields; life science establishments; National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding; and venture capital funding.

Red Hot Locations Report: Seminar Puts a Finer Point on Marketing and Communications for Investment Promotion Agencies

How can investment promotion agencies differentiate themselves from their competitors? What tools can they use — should they use — to achieve this goal? What are considered best practices today in communicating to potential investors an area’s strategic value? These were among the topics covered in a September Red Hot Locations event in London, the FDI International Marketing & Communications Seminar.

Where Football Coach Compensation, Presidential Pay and R&D Dollars Collide

When USA Today this week unveiled the Top 25 highest paid football coaches at public universities, I immediately raced to find the Top 25 highest paid public university presidents, a list compiled by the Chronicle for Higher Education in August.

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The Military Economy

s Commander in Chief, I will do whatever it takes to defend the American people, which is why we’ve increased funding for the best military in the history of the world. We’ll make new investments in 21st century capabilities to meet new strategic challenges, and we will always give our men and women in uniform […]

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Work-Force Training Programs

t has been interesting to observe over the past 15 or so years the evolution of economic incentives for companies relocating to a new community. Early on, the emphasis for many state and local governments was to orient their overall incentives package towards capital-intensive companies with minimal regard to the needs of non-manufacturing and service-based […]

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CAR TALK

Thuringia is a European automotive power center in more ways than one.

November 27, 2024: Go Play Outside

Participation in snow activities increased by 10% in New Mexico between 2022 and 2023.Photo by Evan Green courtesy of New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division Step out onto the planet.Draw a circle 100 feet round. Inside the circle are 300 thingsnobody understands and,maybe, nobody’s ever seen. How many can you find? — Lew Welch, “Hermit Poems,” […]

Hub and Spokane

Life sciences and the science of good living offer a heady blend in Washington.

Nortel Adapts to New Era of Uncertainty

A TLANTA — When Nortel Networks announced Feb. 15 that it would eliminate 10,000 jobs — or more than 10 percent of its global work force of 94,500 — it was further evidence that the economic slowdown had spread beyond the dot-coms. The dreaded “L” word — layoffs — had reached […]

Kentucky Spirits Offer the World A Taste of the Bluegrass

America’s only native spirit was born from a unique combination of Kentucky’s naturally pristine limestone water and fertile cornfields.

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SITE Visit: Watch This Space

SITE VISIT From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Watch This Space Two companies looking for a manufacturing renaissance occupy former Visteon space. One documents its site selection process via blog. by ADAM BRUNS adam.bruns bounce@conway.com The Carbon E7, shown off here in the nation’s capital by Carbon Motors President and CEO William Santana Li, has a lot […]

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Locations Roll Out the Red Carpet for Netflix Investment

Entertainment may be a replication of real life, but its production supports actual livelihoods across a range of professions.

Site Selection’s Annual State Legislative Update

S tate budgetary shortfalls have mirrored the U.S. economy at large over the past year, prompting many legislatures to adopt stringent measures to curb spending and maintain the tax base. Many held special legislative sessions in order to achieve some fiscal progress. While some economic development branches have been streamlined, most […]

LoopNet CEO Dennis DeAndre looked out on a room filled to overflowing and made an observation that typified what was happening in New York. “I can remember doing talks like this four and a half years ago, and I swear I would be talking to two people,” DeAndre said. Pinpointing the e-revolution’s impact was clearly […]

Your R&D Hub in Central and Eastern Europe

Hungary intends to become the regional leader in innovation and R&D

Improving the Soil

A revolutionary agricultural technology rejuvenates crops around the globe from its home base in Hattiesburg.

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Technology Toolbox: Software Solves AMGEN’s Space Challenge

TECHNOLOGY TOOLBOX From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Software Solves Amgen’s Space Challenge by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com B iotech giant Amgen‘s corporate campus in Thousand Oaks, Calif., is immense, covering 3.8 million sq. ft. (353,020 sq. m.) and housing more than 3,000 employees involved in manufacturing, R&D, marketing and administrative functions. During the summer […]

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CLEVELAND: Quantum Leap

How Ohio is pushing the boundaries of innovation.

Dig Deeper

Does workplace wellness correspond to the economic vitality of a company or an area? If so, then the new 2014 Healthiest Workplaces in America rankings tell us the Midwest is fit as a fiddle.

IAMC INSIDER

MARCH 2007 Behind the Governor’s Cup (cover) Meet a Member Request Information

Bringing Illinois to the World

State leaders hit the road to be globetrotting messengers of commerce.

I-75 CORRIDOR: GROWTH TRAVELS NORTH & SOUTH

Ohio leads the way in projects along this 1,786-mile route, but South Florida would like a word.

International Update

World Reports: Ambitious Auto Plans in South America

WORLD REPORTS From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Ambitious Auto Plans in South America M ajor auto manufacturers plan to carry out major expansion plans in Brazil and Argentina in the coming years. French car maker Renault is upgrading its plant in Santa Isabel, Argentina. by JOHN W. McCURRYjohn.mccurry bounce@conway.com General Motors Brazil announced […]

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Conduits for Change

To attendees of the 30th Summer Olympic Games in London (not to mention Londoners themselves), the most important underground asset is the city’s venerable Tube, operated by Transport for London. Due to celebrate its 150th anniversary next year, the system carries more than 1 billion passengers a year (more than the entire National Railway Network), and is in the midst of a major upgrade of all its lines.

From Inversion to Investment

Not one to pout after a failed merger, Allergan makes yet another wager on Waco.

Trust — It Does an Economy Good

A new report from the Inter-American Development Bank finds that mistrust is an acute problem that limits socioeconomic development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Revved UP!

The oil and gas surge generates startups and diversified manufacturing.

Corporate Real Estate Performance Ratios: How Does Your Organization Stack Up?

M ost Fortune 1,000 companies view corporate real estate as a strategic asset. This means it plays a primary role, along with human resources, technology and information, in helping the company achieve its long-run goals and objectives. In 1993, the International Development Research Council’s (IDRC) first Corporate Real Estate 2000 Program report said, “We have […]

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Bridges to the World

COVER STORY From Site Selection magazine, September 2009 Click to view sidebars … Less Means More Area Film Industry Could Be ‘Unstoppable’ Flabeg Flies to New Market, New Site Still Making Things Pittsburgh is a beacon of rebirth and growth for its state, region and nation. Bill O’Rourke, vice president, sustainability and environment, health & […]

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Public Development Authority Boosts Spokane Area’s Prospects

Teamwork triggers a big win and big hopes for the future.

Incubate, Innovate & Dominate

Here’s how Illinois took charge of the entrepreneurship race.

LoopNet CEO Dennis DeAndre looked out on a room filled to overflowing and made an observation that typified what was happening in New York. “I can remember doing talks like this four and a half years ago, and I swear I would be talking to two people,” DeAndre said. Pinpointing the e-revolution’s impact was clearly […]

Ohio’s Small Community Refresh

A Norman Rockwell painting has nothing on Ohio.

The Case for Changzhou

Two Atlanta-based companies are making the case that not all new investment in China is heading to the hinterlands, where many believe more advantageous labor rates can be found relative to coastal sites. An eastern China location still delivers the labor availability and logistics edge they require as the country’s huge domestic market takes on a more central role in these companies’ growth strategies.